In addition to the callouts listed below, the Team would attend at many events (Croagh Patrick, Adventure Races etc) on a standby basis.
2011 Callouts
29th September - Rescue - Tewlve Bens
Team called out to assist walker who became disorientated in fog on ridge below Binn Collagh Duff. Walker had ascended from Inagh Valley via Maumina. He became disorintated in fog while trying to circle around a crag on the ridge and dropped into Glenn Coaghan. He contacted Milllstreet Gardai who tasked the team. An 3 man first response party was dispatched and located the walker who signalled with his yellow jacket and whistle. A second party was dispatched with crag gear and the casulaty was assisted out out of the gully and walked off the hill.
22nd September - Search - Twelve Bens
Two fog bound and subsequently benighted walkers requested assistance. The Team was mobiliesed and searched a wide area in worstening conditions. They were located unharmed shortly before midnight and successfully assisted back to their car.
17th September 2011 - Evacuation - Gauran
A compeditor in a mountain race had a suspected ankle injury reported on Binn Fhraoigh. An event organiser at casualty site at time of accident. 5 team members in postion on Garraun, and mobilised towards casualty, site. The Coast guard helicopter attempted an evacuation however, with deteriorating weather conditions was unable to preform an air-lift. A stretcher evacualtion was preformed, in poor weather conditions. Ambulance tasked by gardai to transport casualty to UHG.
1st August 2011 - Evacuation - Diamond Hill
Responded to callout in National Park for Dutch tourist with injured ankle. Casualty was treated on scene and then carried by stretcher to the bog road. Casualty was then transferred by car to Letterfrack village where she was handed over to a HSE ambulance.
11th June 2011 - Rescue - Maumturks
Team tasked by Clifden Gardai to assist a couple, one of whom became cragfast on their descent to Loch Mham Ochoige from Binn Idir. Neither of the couple were injured. A strop rescue was executed to lower the cragfast woman to level ground. Both were then walked to back to the road and driven to their car at Mam Ean.
8th June 2011 - Evacuation - Oughterard
Team responded to a call from Salthill Gardai to assist a HSE ambulance crew on the lakeshore outside Oughterard. A party of three French tourists were camping by the shore while walking the Western Way. One of the tourists suffered an attack of vertigo and due to the rough terrain a stretcher evacuation was required. The casualty was transferred to a vacuum mattress and stretchered to the road from where he was transferred to GUH by ambulance.
4th June 2011 - Search - Burren
Assisted Doolin Coast Guard unit in search for man reported missing from Clarinbridge. Extensive search by Coast Guard helicopter. GMRT members assisted in searches of Abbey Hill and Slieve Carran. Man not located and search suspended pending more information
23rd May 2011 - Assistance- Diamond Hill
National Park Service required assistance for four walkers stuck on Diamond Hill due to high winds. Team was tasked by Gardai to respond. National Park staff located and recovered the four walkers, prior to the arrival on scene of the team.
14th May 2011 - Search Standby - Inagh Valley
Lights spotted by member of the public in Inagh Valley near Inagh Valley Lodge. Witness described the lights as being on "Glen Cross Mountain". Two patrol cars searched the area and found no lights. Team was then stood down.
30th April 2011 - Casualty Assistance - Maumturks
While on standby for the annual Maumturks Walk the team responded to casualty who self evacuated from Mam Ochoige towards German valley.
17th April 2011 - Search - Letterbreckaun
Team called out to investigate reports of flashing lights in Maamturks betwen Letterbreckaun and Maamturk Mor.
17th April 2011 - Evacuation Assistance - Oughterard
Call for assistance from HSE Ambulance service was made to Fire Control in Castlebar. Ambulance Service had been alerted by couple walking on Western Way outside Oughterard. Team Leader spoke to couple on the phone and they expressed a wish to self-evacuate to the road. Phone contact was maintained until they reached the road which was verified by a member of GMRT
25th March 2011 – Search – Binn Corr Beg
The Team was tasked by Gardai to assist walker trapped due to pre-exisintg medical conditio near the Summit of Binn Corr Beg since 10am Friday morning. Assistance of Sikorsky S61 was sought via Malin Head MRSC. Callout was initiated and team responed to the scene. Helicopter was scrambled and it airlifted casualty to Galway University Hospital.
